Accounting and Finance, AAS

A25800AF


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Official Program Description registered with the NC Community College System:

The Accounting and Finance curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and the skills necessary for employment and growth in the accounting and finance profession. Accountants and finance professionals assemble and analyze, process, and communicate essential information about financial operations.

Course work may include accounting, finance, ethics, business law, computer applications, financial planning, insurance, marketing, real estate, selling, and taxation. Related skills are developed through the study of communications, computer applications, financial analysis, critical thinking skills, and ethics.

Graduates should qualify for entry-level accounting and finance positions in many types of organizations including accounting firms, small businesses, manufacturing firms, banks, hospitals, school systems, and governmental agencies. 

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Accounting and Finance program, a graduate should be able to:

  • Prepare income tax returns.
  • Produce payroll records and tax forms.
  • Apply generally accepted accounting principles to produce accounting reports.
  • Use software applications for the accounting profession.
  • Apply the necessary business principles to a real world scenario.

Degree Awarded

The Associate in Applied Science Degree - Accounting and Finance is awarded by the College upon completion of this program.

For More Information

The Accounting and Finance program is in the Business and Computer Technologies Division. For more information, call (919) 739-6875, send e-mail to lmcox@waynecc.edu, or visit our Web site: www.waynecc.edu

First Semester

Course NumberTitleContact HoursCredits
ACA 111College Student Success
1

1

ACC 120Principles of Financial Accounting
5

4

BUS 110Introduction to Business
3

3

CIS 110Introduction to Computers
4

3

ENG 111Writing and Inquiry
3

3

MAT 143Quantitative Literacy
4

3

Total Credit Hours:17

Second Semester

Course NumberTitleContact HoursCredits
ACC 121Principles of Managerial Accounting
5

4

ACC 122Principles of Financial Accounting II
3

3

ACC 140Payroll Accounting
4

2

ACC 150Accounting Software Applications
4

2

CTS 130Spreadsheet
4

3

ENG 112Writing and Research in the Disciplines
3

3

Total Credit Hours:17

Third Semester

Course NumberTitleContact HoursCredits
ACC 129Individual Income Taxes
4

3

ACC 220Intermediate Accounting I
5

4

BUS 115Business Law I
3

3

* Economics Elective
3

3

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
3

3

**Professional Elective
1

0-2

Total Credit Hours:16-18

Fourth Semester

Course NumberTitleContact HoursCredits
ACC 130Business Income Taxes
4

3

ACC 227Practices in Accounting
3

3

BUS 225Business Finance
4

3

Social/Behavioral Science Elective
3

3

**Professional Elective
3

1-3

WBL 110World of Work
1

1

Total Credit Hours:14-16

Total Credit Hours: 66

Electives

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

Choose one course from the Humanities/Fine Arts list of Optional General Education Courses for AAS Programs.
Course NumberTitleContact HoursCredits

Social/Behavioral Science Elective

Choose one course from the Social/Behavioral Science list of Optional General Education Courses for AAS Programs.
Course NumberTitleContact HoursCredits

*Select one of the following Economics Electives:

Course NumberTitleContact HoursCredits
ECO 251Principles of Microeconomics
3

3

ECO 252Principles of Macroeconomics
3

3

**Select 3 semester hours of Professional Electives from the courses below:

Course NumberTitleContact HoursCredits
BUS 240Business Ethics
3

3

WBL 111Work-Based Learning I
10

1

WBL 112Work-Based Learning I
20

2

WBL 121Work-Based Learning II
10

1

WBL 122Work-Based Learning II
20

2

WBL 131Work-Based Learning III
10

1